docs: chat swap — chat.inference.coop is LibreChat; Open WebUI legacy at chat-legacy; getting-started chat section rewritten for LibreChat

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## The big picture
Members reach the co-op through two front doors: the **chat** (Open WebUI) and
Members reach the co-op through two front doors: the **chat** (LibreChat) and
the **API** (the LiteLLM gateway). Both route through a single gateway to
multiple LLM providers — so members choose what they value for each task:
architecturally private inference in **TEE-protected enclaves** (Tinfoil),
100% renewable energy (GreenPT), or publicly developed sovereign models
(PublicAI). A thin layer of custom middleware — the member portal — ties Open
100% renewable energy (GreenPT, Regolo). A thin layer of custom middleware —
the member portal — ties Open
Collective membership to Cloudron accounts and LiteLLM keys.
```
┌─> Tinfoil (TEE) 🔒 private
Members ──> Open WebUI (chat) ─┐ │
Members ──> LibreChat (chat) ──┐ │
├──> LiteLLM ──┼─> GreenPT (renewable) 🌱 green
Members ──> your own tools ────┘ gateway │
(API) (keys, └─> PublicAI (open) 📖 public
(API) (keys, └─> Regolo (renewable) 🌱 green
metering,
routing)
```
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| Component | Purpose | URL | Code |
|-----------|---------|-----|------|
| **Open WebUI** | Member-facing chat (web search, file uploads) | chat.inference.coop | — |
| **LibreChat** | Member-facing chat (models, web search, image generation, voice) | chat.inference.coop | [co-op/librechat-custom](https://git.inference.coop/co-op/librechat-custom) |
| **Open WebUI** | Legacy chat instance — read-only reference (old history + file attachments) | chat-legacy.inference.coop | — |
| **LiteLLM** | AI gateway — keys, metering, model routing | gateway.inference.coop | [code/litellm](https://git.inference.coop/code/litellm) |
| **Member Portal** | Membership middleware — onboarding, key provisioning, Loomio sync | portal.inference.coop | [code/member-portal](https://git.inference.coop/code/member-portal) |
| **Member Dashboard** | Member-facing usage view + API key management | dashboard.inference.coop | [code/member-dashboard](https://git.inference.coop/code/member-dashboard) |